Mavericks Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.50° N 122.50° W

Mavericks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
17.0° C
2.5° 

Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mavericks today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
142
148
150
150
147
129
125
217
424
419
428
378
370
348
360
455
485
393
340
280
232
199
168
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:56AM1.18m
6:58PM1.92m
9:49AM1.29m
8:01PM1.98m
10:32AM1.39m
9:01PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:36AM-0.06m
12:54PM1.00m
2:36AM-0.20m
2:04PM0.97m
3:29AM-0.29m
3:06PM0.89m
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
17
17
15
13
14
13
12
13
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
14
16
15
13
11
14
12
10
12
14
14
13
12
12
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